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[ cheers and applause ] >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: aw, making me feel so good. thank you very much, everybody. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon."

thank you so much for coming. gonna be a fun show. thank you for watching at home. [ cheers and applause ] just a quick programming note. justin bieber will not be here tonight. [ cheers and applause ] apparently he had to go tape a last-minute appearance on "maury." [ laughter ] you guys hear about this? a 20-year-old woman in california is saying that justin bieber is the father of her son after they had sex at the staples center. [ laughter ] people were like, "he would never do that." but the woman was like, "never say never." [ laughter and applause ]

more celebrity news today, a judge sentenced lindsay lohan to 30 days in jail for violating her probation. you know whereas kim kardashian put it, "30 days? that's like four marriages." [ laughter and applause ] a long time. speaking of kim kardashian, yesterday kim said that her decision to get married had nothing to do with publicity. then she was like, "if you don't believe me, just talk to my publicist." [ laughter ] come on. [ cheers and applause ] this is crazy, man. a new survey found that 46% of doctors have used google or yahoo! to diagnose their patients' symptoms. [ laughter ] last time i got sick my doctor was like, "i'm sorry to tell you this but you have -- server not responding."

[ laughter and applause ] want to call your mother?" right, doctors are using google, and to diagnose patients, google. when i told my doctor i had mild stress he looked at the screen and said, "did you mean meryl streep?" [ laughter ] no. some tv news, i heard that the middle east is getting its own version of "jeopardy." it's weird, when one of the contestants was like, "what is electricity?" [ laughter ] "no, seriously, what is electricity? i've never heard of it. just explain it to me." [ applause ] i was reading about this librarians in chicago are writing petitions to mayor rahm emanuel to protest city budget cuts. yeah, librarians are uniting with one voice to say -- [ whispering ] "hey, don't you have bigger things to worry about?" [ cheers and applause ]

and finally, a new study found that a small electric shock to the penis -- [ laughter ] can help cure impotence. or as men put it, "well, i guess there's still no cure." [ laughter ] we have a great show tonight, you guys. give it up for the roots! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we've got a great show tonight, you guys. a great, great fun show. jam packed. all sorts of surprises. hey, guys, remember when we had pink floyd week a couple of weeks ago? [ cheers ] thank you. the great roger waters was here. and he hinted that he might go on tour again soon. well, he is going on tour. he's doing "the wall" next summer. and you got to check out this

show. it is unbelievable. the tour starts may 1st in houston. and it goes all over the country. go to livenation.com and see if he's playing close to you. this is gonna be amazing. "the wall" is back. [ cheers and applause ] my man roger waters. this is gonna be the one to watch. also i want to talk about the other night i went and visited conan o'brien at the beacon theater. [ cheers ] and i had a great time. a great guy. i got to sing a song and hang out with those guys. it was a lot of fun. but actually, the best part of the night was that i made another great stride in my ice cream flavor supremacy over my eternal enemy for six months, stephen colbert. that's right. i gave out my ice cream, late night snack, to conan's entire audience. and now, i don't know how many people the beacon holds, 1,500, quarter million people? does anyone know? [ laughter ] yeah, whatever it is. that's how many people became instant fans of late night snack, the official ben and jerry's flavor of "late night with jimmy fallon" right there.

[ cheers and applause ] and just to see what would happen i also brought up colbert's flavor, americone dream. and i actually heard someone in the audience gag a little bit. [ laughter ] they were like -- [ gagging ] just from mentioning stephen colbert's ice cream. and i know a lot of you out there are saying, "jimmy, i see stephen colbert's ice cream sold in stores where they also sell food. [ laughter ] what do i do with this stuff?" the answer is, i don't know. but, maybe you guys can help. we came up with a contest where you can send in photos of all the things you can do with colbert's disgusting ice cream besides eat it. just go to latenightwithjimmyfallon.com and you can send us a picture of things you can do with "americone dream." maybe you can use it to caulk the inside of your aquarium. or use it to wax your car.

i don't know, it might even take the paint off. don't take my advice on that. whatever -- i don't know what to do. just send them in, and we'll pick the best photo and send the winner a case of our ice cream. "late night snack," the ice cream of champions. [ cheers and applause ] we've got a great show tonight. this is a very cool guy. he voices a character in "puss and boots 3d." billy bob thornton is here. [ cheers and applause ] mm-hmm. that's right, billy bob thornton. there's many different voices for billy bob. [ southern accent ] "you can talk like this, sometimes when he just talks." [ sling blade voice ] and then he does -- "sling blade." did sling blade die at the end of "sling blade?" he did? or was he still alive? >> he's still alive. >> jimmy: yeah, so there could be a sequel. [ sling blade voice ] "mm-hmm, i'm back. mm-hmm." he maybe works at a fried chicken place or something. and he's like -- [ sling blade voice ] "french fried potaters, mm-hmm."

[ laughter ] he just says the sides and stuff. [ laughter ] it's just a pitch, man, i don't know. i'm not a screenwriter. also, she's a terrific actress -- gosh, we love it when she comes to the show, taraji p. henson is stopping by. [ cheers and applause ] she's beautiful, she's funny, she can act, come on. and oh my gosh, what music legend. dave stewart is performing for us tonight. [ cheers and applause ] you know dave stewart from all his solo work. he was just in mick jagger's super band, super heavy. [ as jagger ] "you know, come on baby, i'll show you, i gotta." mick and dave stewart together. he's also in the eurythmics. [ humming rhythym to "sweet dreams" ] ♪ [ rhythmic clapping ] ♪ travel the world on the

seven seas everybody's looking for something ♪ ♪ some of them want to use you some of them want to be used by you ♪ ♪ some of them want to abuse you some of them want to be abused ♪ >> jimmy: i don't know. i don't know. [ cheers and applause ] dave stewart is in the house, you guys. [ applause ] he's a legend. he's so good. hey, you guys, the other day i was surfing the worldwide whizzle. [ light laughter ] and i came across one of those websites where you can type in the sentence, and it'll play it back in a weird robot voice. have you guys seen these things? it's super fun. let me show you what i'm talking about. i'll just type my name in here. i'll type, "hi, my name is jimmy." all, right, and i'll click here. and it says listen. >> computer: hi, my name is jimmy. >> jimmy: it's pretty fun. i mean, you can type absolutely anything in there.

i could put questlove's name in there, and it will play it back. let me type in questlove. >> computer: question mark love. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: whatever. whatever. it's not perfect. but, the interesting thing this isn't just a random robot voice. it's the voice of an actual guy. and he's been doing this for years. his name is walter kump. and he's here tonight, you guys want to meet him? [ cheers and applause ] come on out, walter. come on out here, buddy. ♪ >> jimmy: hello, walter, thank you so much for stopping by. >> computer: hello, jimmy, it so is great to be here on your show. "late night with jimmy fallern." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: it's actually pronounced fallon. >> computer: jimmy fallern. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: okay. well. it's still not right.

>> computer: you say tomato, i say tomato. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: all right, well, we just want to get to know you a little bit. are you currently dating anyone? >> computer: yes, her name is scarlett johansson. >> jimmy: the scarlett johansson? >> computer: no, that was a joke, do you get it, ha ha ha ha ha ha. [ applause ] >> jimmy: yeah, i get that, it's pretty funny. how about -- what about food? do you have a favorite food? >> computer: natchos. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: nachos? >> computer: yes. natchos. i love natchos. with cheese, sour cream and jollypenas. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that does sound pretty good, actually. [ phone ringing ] what?

>> computer: oh, excuse me, jimmy. i have to take this. hello? yes? yes? yes? yes? yes? yes? bye. >> jimmy: who was that? >> computer: none of your biznass. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: sorry. let's get back to the interview. do you have a favorite band? >> computer: black eye pea. >> jimmy: the black eyed peas? >> computer: black eye pea. my favorite musical group. >> jimmy: okay. which black eye pea is your favorite? will.i.am, taboo? >> computer: ferjee. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: fergie? >> computer: yes. ferjee. i like the way her body is shaped. and i like the way she moves the

parts of her body. >> jimmy: okay, yeah, that's understandable. do you listen to any other type of music? any other music? >> computer: i like the disco music. and also, for exampal, uh, uh, uh, uh, staying alive, staying alive, uh. [ laughter and applause ] >> jimmy: that's the bee gees. yeah, we love the bee gees. we love the bee gees. >> computer: i am also a big fan of the latin singer, ricky martin. uno, das, tris, quato, her lips are devil red. and her skin's the color mocha. she will wear you out. living la vita locka. come on. living la vita locka. come on. >> jimmy: you're quite a singer. do you have any other hidden talents? >> computer: i can beat box, actually. check it out. [ beat boxing ]

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sex with him backstage in a bathroom at the staples center for 30 seconds. [ laughter ] i know. that's three times as long as normal, right? [ laughter ] she says that he's the father of her 3-month-old baby. anyway, who knows what's going on. she just filed a paternity suit, and things are getting crazy. so, here to address these allegations, ladies and gentlemen, the one and only justin bieber. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ whoa, whoa, whoa whoa, whoa whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ you simply did it and i'm not sad ♪ ♪ my lawyer's flipping cause this looks bad ♪ ♪ you want my -- and get my cash ♪ ♪ but now selena gomez

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number one movie in the country. and also your st. louis cardinals won the world series. congratulations. [ cheers and applause ] that's really cool. really cool. >> yeah. i -- i couldn't believe that comeback. i mean, you know, people come back in one game or two games or one series. but, i mean, from, like, the atlanta braves losing their last five games to even get the wild card, and going all the way to win the world series. and it's just ridiculous. i'm still not over it. >> jimmy: where -- where were you watching the game? >> well, i kind of watched it in different rooms. i have a lot of superstitions about baseball. i grew up as a baseball player. so -- >> jimmy: did you really? >> yeah, ball player -- i was a pitcher. a junk pitcher. >> jimmy: a junk pitcher? >> a junk pitcher, yeah. >> jimmy: what does that mean? you threw junk? >> yeah, exactly. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, that's good. >> an awful pitcher. no, a junk pitcher is the guy that throws -- has a lot of different pitches. curveball, slider. >> jimmy: oh, really? >> screwball. >> jimmy: so, you were pretty serious? did you almost go pro? >> i did okay. i had a tryout with the kansas city royals. i got my collarbone broken, and then became a roadie. >> jimmy: oh, yeah. i got to get into rock 'n roll after that. yeah, absolutely. >> but -- >> jimmy: so you have superstitions?

>> yeah, all these crazy things i have to do. for one thing, i couldn't go to the series. if i'd go, they'd lose. [ light laughter ] essentially what happened -- >> jimmy: is that right? >> i've always kind of believed in that. what i do is i bet my friends against my team. so, i either get 100 bucks or my team wins. [ laughter ] you know what i mean? >> jimmy: that seems like a good idea. i should start doing that. >> yeah, you gotta be negative. >> jimmy: yeah, you have to be. yeah. >> you have to be negative. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i'm never that superstitious. but, i -- now and then i look back and go -- "oh, yeah, i think i was." because i remember, after "saturday night live," after dress rehearsals -- i would leave through a certain exit -- >> oh, yeah. >> jimmy: -- to go through a hallway to get ready for the air show. and i was like, i never thought that was anything until, like, after five years of doing it. i'm like, someone moved me in the other hallway. and i go, "oh, no, no, no." >> yeah, exactly. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no, no. i've had a great career so far. i want to go through that hallway. like, this screws up everything. >> you can't mess it up. yeah, i mean, sometimes mine get so bad that i feel that i'm personally responsible for the world. [ laughter ] you know? you know? >> jimmy: i knew i shouldn't have thrown that piece of paper

away. >> exactly. >> jimmy: that was bad luck for the world. >> oh, absolutely. >> jimmy: wow. >> you know, this is reminding me, i just saw this couch, here. some of these shows don't have a couch anymore. remember in the old days, like, johnny carson and all those shows? >> jimmy: yeah. >> the guests would all stay, like -- the first guest would come out, and then they would move over here. and then, the other guests -- they would stay till the end of the show. i had this idea, which you might want to try. i think this would be funny. what if you had -- you instructed the guest beforehand -- it's like, "jimmy really likes you to stay." because it makes you feel weird, and you stay. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah. >> i've done it before. so -- [ laughter ] so, you make all the guests stay, except you don't have another couch. so, like the first guest comes out, and then they just have to, kind of, hang around. >> jimmy: stand there? [ laughter ] >> just stand there. you know what i mean? [ applause ] >> jimmy: you got, like, a cocktail party going. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. congrats on the cardinals. i was happy for those guys. they worked hard. and you have albert pujols. which i think any -- if you're any little kid anywhere, to be able to say the word "pujols." >> yeah. it's hard, right. [ laughter ]

>> jimmy: christmas comes early. that's fantastic. he's my favorite player, mom. i mean, yeah. and the guy -- pujols. i mean, the guy's great, too. >> yeah, my daughter's 7. she's said that before. >> jimmy: yeah. >> she goes, "daddy, you really know a guy named pujols?" [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i love it. see, that's my demographic. 7-year-olds. are they psyched that you were in the number one movie? "puss in boots." you've never -- you've done animation before, but this is a giant, giant, big -- >> yeah, i did an episode of "king of the hill." i did "catdog." remember "catdog?" >> jimmy: i do remember "catdog." yeah, yeah, yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> i did, like, two episodes. hey, "catdog." >> jimmy: yeah, yeah. [ light laughter ] >> but, i did a couple episode of that, but not nothing really big. >> jimmy: this is major. >> this is major. and i was pretty uncomfortable with it because -- i mean, the movies i do are very different. you know? >> jimmy: yeah. >> than this particular motion picture. [ sling blade voice ] >> jimmy: "french fried potater, mm-hmm." yeah, yeah, yeah. [ laughter ] how many people have heard -- no one's ever done the impression for you, ever, huh? >> oh, never. >> jimmy: sling blade? >> it's never happened. >> jimmy: first time ever? >> oh, of course. [ laughter ] i mean, you wouldn't believe it. [ laughter ]

>> jimmy: i can't wait until the commercial break when you just punch me. this is gonna be great. [ laughter ] >> oh, you know what, this reminds me -- >> jimmy: wait, you're not gonna punch me, are you? >> no, no, no. no, no. but, it's so funny because it's like being back on a bicycle, hanging around you. because you're such an easy guy to be around. but, you know, we haven't seen each other in ten years. >> jimmy: has it been ten years? >> ten years. i played your father on "saturday night live," when i hosted the thanksgiving episode in 2001. well, no. we ran into each other a couple of times, but not really hanging out. >> jimmy: yeah. >> but, the last time we really hung out -- >> jimmy: it was 2001? >> it was 2001, and i was hosting a thanksgiving episode. and i played your dad on this skit where you did "nick the computer guy." >> jimmy: yeah. >> the stuffy computer guy remember that? >> jimmy: yeah, of course. please, hold the applause. yeah, yeah, yeah. [ laughter ] [ talking over each other ] "catdog!" >> right, yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: "catdog!" [ cheers and applause ] >> but the funny thing about that was -- the funny thing about that deal was that you were playing a computer guy. i know nothing about computers now.

ten years ago, i thought computers still took up the whole wall and had patch cords like the operators did. >> jimmy: like, "2001 space odyssey." yeah, yeah, yeah. >> yeah, exactly. and so, when they showed me the skit, i was like, i don't know any of this. i knew nothing of this dialogue that i was saying. >> jimmy: no. >> and so i had to just -- i essentially just did an imitation of you doing that as your dad, you know? >> jimmy: is that right? >> i had no clue what i was talking about with the computer thing. >> jimmy: so, here i am doing an impersonation of you, who has done an impersonation of me, and i never knew it. >> i've done an impersonation of you. >> jimmy: this is fantastic. >> you know, because playing your dad, so i'll just do whatever you do. >> jimmy: this is like an m.c. escher drawing. >> i know, right? >> jimmy: this is fantastic. i want to show a clip of you in "puss and boots 3d." it's very, very cool. here's billy bob thornton, you guys. ♪ >> sorry, we have no rooms.

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>> you do know i only book jobs so that i can come here and hang out with you, right? >> jimmy: is that right? >> yeah, like, another job, i get to hang out with jimmy. >> jimmy: aw, come on. love you so much. you look beautiful as always. >> thank you, thank you. >> jimmy: gosh, you're so gorgeous. >> thank you. >> jimmy: now, you are -- you're working in l.a. but, you're -- >> no, i'm working here, yes. >> jimmy: oh, you're working new york? that's right. you live in l.a. >> i live in l.a. >> jimmy: that's right. so, any time you get a chance to come here, we love it. congrats on the show. >> thank you. >> jimmy: it's a major hit. >> thank you, thank you. >> jimmy: oh my gosh. killer. killer. [ cheers and applause ] now, i know we talked about your son last time. he's not here. he's actually in l.a.? >> yeah, he's in l.a. i mean, i gave him the option of coming here with me. you know, but it's his senior year. he wants to graduate with his class. >> jimmy: so, he's having a keg party right now? >> no. [ light laughter ] he's at home with grandma. i'm not crazy. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: he's there with grandma? >> he's 17. his hormones are raging. i wouldn't leave myself, at 17, home by myself. >> jimmy: yeah. so, he's there with grandma. >> yes. >> jimmy: and grandma -- >> she's a snitch. grandma's a snitch. >> jimmy: she's a snitch! >> grandma will call and be like, "okay, now, he did this. but, don't tell him i told you."

i'm like, "who else told me?" it's not the dog, willy. >> jimmy: yeah, like, you have spy cameras in your house. he goes to school, though, right? >> yeah, he goes to school. >> jimmy: and he's gonna go to college? >> yeah, he's definitely going to college. we have about 12 on the list right now and -- >> jimmy: ooh. >> i'm not -- i'm not the parent that's like, "you've got to go here and you got to go there." because it's his journey, and i want him to go where he can become himself. you know, where he can grow into a man. i don't want to be the mother that, "you do this and do that." because if i do that, he'll never leave the house. >> jimmy: ah. very, very smart. so -- now, what was your journey? >> my journey? >> jimmy: yeah, for college. >> well, my first year, i don't know. i thought i couldn't act because i didn't get accepted into duke ellington school of the performing arts in high school. so, i took that as, "you can't act." >> jimmy: confidence shot. >> shot. so, i was like, "okay, i have to figure out how to make money." >> jimmy: duke ellington can't act. [ laughter ] >> well, he was a musician. exactly. you're funny. [ laughter ]

so, i just basically picked my career like eeny, meeny, miny, moe. electrical engineering, that sounds like i could be -- >> jimmy: no, electrical engineering? >> i am so not wired mathematically. >> jimmy: oh, me neither. no, no, no. that's tricky. >> well, i found that out when i failed pre-calculus. >> jimmy: you didn't make it to regular calculus. >> no. pre-calc, and i had, like, four tutors. i was like, "i just -- i'm not getting it." so, i failed. then, my dad was like, "you need to do what you were born to do, and that's act." so then, i went back to howard university. >> jimmy: then you just killed it -- >> but, when i went back -- at that point, after falling flat on my face, and you know, electrical engineering. i was like, "okay. this is what i want to do." and when i went for acting, i went gung ho. nothing could stop me. >> jimmy: gosh. well, thank god you did. because here you are now. and you're fantastic. >> thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we love you. we love you so much. "person of interest." >> yes. >> jimmy: very interesting show. very hard to describe this show. but it's really fascinating. it's a major hit. it's you, michael emerson, and -- ♪ jim caviezel

>> jesus! >> jimmy: that's what we sing, yeah. [ laughter ] yeah, but, yeah. that's right. he played jesus. >> yeah, he did. >> jimmy: so, explain the show to people, so they know. >> okay, the show is pretty much -- actually, the government, i heard, was really trying to make a machine. build a machine like this that could pick out terrorists just from, you know, internet and technology-driven mechanics. like cameras and texting, and pull information from that and figure out who's about to blow up what. well, in our show we actually perfected the machine, but instead of stopping big crimes, we stop crimes that are happening to regular people like you and i. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and my character plays a detective trying to figure out who's this guy that keeps showing up at these crime scenes. played by jim caviezel. my character is not aware of michael emerson yet. >> jimmy: no, no, no. >> she doesn't know who he is and what he plays in this. so, she's running around chasing a guy in a suit. she doesn't know what color the suit is. >> jimmy: it's fun.

>> it's really fun. >> jimmy: it's good. it's j.j. abrams, the guy behind "lost." >> yes. >> jimmy: it's a mind bender. but, gosh. it's a fascinating show, and you're great. >> it is fascinating. >> jimmy: and i want to show a clip of the great taraji p. henson. here she is right now. >> there was no money taken. double tap, close range. this was an execution. >> got any idea on the vic? >> not yet, but you haven't seen the best part. rewind it again. we got ourselves a witness. >> any sign of him? >> put out a bolo. had a team canvas a six block radius. this guy vanished. >> i'd make myself scarce, too. this ain't no neighborhood you want to be called a snitch. >> no, it's not. >> detective. got a bunch of reporters out there begging me for scraps. what do i tell them? >> send them to the task force pr guy. let him deal with them. >> jimmy: yeah, i don't want to deal with them. >> i don't want to deal with them. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hey, you want to play a fun game when we come back? >> oh, my god. yes. what? >> jimmy: all right. please. it's gonna be fun. it's called "shoe golf." i'll tell you all about it when we come back. taraji p. henson and i are playing a game called "shoe golf" when we come back. stick around, everybody! [ cheers and applause ]

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hey, everybody. i'm back with taraji p. henson, who stars in a great new series called "person of interest" which airs thursdays at 9:00 over on cbs. we're gonna play a game called "shoe golf." >> yeah, huh. >> jimmy: yeah, so thank you. you've changed for me now.

>> i'm ready. >> jimmy: you've got the sneakers on. one of our pals, glenn close, told us about this game. now here's the deal -- we play one round. >> normal sneakers? >> jimmy: lowest score wins. just normal sneakers. >> oh, okay. >> jimmy: i look like pee wee herman. [ laughter ] so, we're gonna tee off in the hallway. play through the scene dock. and then the band area. then back into the studio to the hole. right there. >> you're not gonna drop slime on my head if i lose, are you? >> jimmy: no, no. >> because i'm not losing, you are. [ audience oohs ] >> jimmy: ooh, you are unbelievable. oh my, person of interest, you're gonna get -- [ laughter ] here we go. all, right. we're gonna start -- we have a little galley over here. >> okay. >> jimmy: people are rooting for us. look at this. it's packed. sold out. sold out. that's all right. here we go. all, right. very good. now watch out, there's a water hazard there. >> okay? >> jimmy: so watch out for that. now, you go first. >> okay, okay. and wait, i have to kick it over that? >> jimmy: or around it. yeah. it's golf. i don't tell you your shot. >> okay. oop! [ laughter ] >> jimmy: look, we don't have

that budget here. >> i'm sorry. i'm sorry. >> jimmy: nbc, we're on 12:30 at night. we don't have that budget for ceiling tiles. >> i'm sorry. >> jimmy: all, right. here we go. ready? >> no, no, no. >> jimmy: oh my -- >> same place. now what? >> jimmy: all, right. here we go. now i go -- i'll go next. because i'm furthest away. >> oh, so you're the handicap? [ laughter ] i mean -- i didn't mean it like that. >> jimmy: that's not what that means -- >> okay, okay, okay. >> jimmy: the handicap doesn't come into play until the end -- >> does it bother you that i'm right here? am i making you nervous? >> jimmy: no, because you're cute. >> oh! >> jimmy: that was a good one. >> that was great. >> jimmy: all, right. that was good. >> my turn. >> jimmy: thank you. oh! >> whoo! >> jimmy: hey! [ cheers and applause ] hey! stop! slow down, slow down, slow down. here we go again. that was a good shot. >> that's great. >> jimmy: all right, here we go. now i got -- >> okay. >> jimmy: now i've got to get over this -- >> you've got to get over the bush? >> jimmy: yeah. >> oh, you've got to go through there?

>> jimmy: oh, no! i went the wrong way, i was supposed to go through there. oh, i'm screwed, i'm screwed. >> wait, you have to go through here? >> jimmy: i don't know where mine ended up. you got to go through here. it was a mistake! >> am i really supposed to go through there? >> jimmy: no, i swear. yeah, yeah, yeah. >> okay, okay. [ laughter ] wait. i'm not gonna cheat. >> jimmy: no, no. i'm not cheating. >> oh, don't try to cheat. you said -- >> jimmy: i swear. >> whoo! >> jimmy: hey, that's good. >> mine didn't get that far. how are you gonna get it in here? let me move before he hits me. >> jimmy: all right. >> okay. >> jimmy: this is the worst. i'm really mad. i go again, watch out. i don't wanna hit you. >> oh, that's right. that's right. that's like the handicap guy. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no, that's not what it means. >> i don't know what that means. i'm sorry. >> jimmy: that's not what it means. here we go. here we go. i'm so mad. don't laugh at me. >> i'm sorry, i'm not laughing. whoo! >> jimmy: oh my god! stop screaming! [ laughter ] all, right, ready? >> yeah. okay, wait, wait. i'm suppose to go through there, right? >> jimmy: yeah, yeah. you go there, and then that way.

>> okay. wait. okay. >> jimmy: oh, you're good. >> oh, no. >> jimmy: here we go. i see the audience! i see the audience right there. [ cheers and applause ] there we go. >> okay. [ audience ohs ] >> jimmy: almost on the green. >> can i move over? >> jimmy: yeah. >> i can move over? >> jimmy: yeah, you can. >> okay. okay. [ drum roll ] [ audience oohs ] we go again. we go again. >> jimmy: what's the score? what's the score? what's the score? 7-6. oh! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh my gosh, i want to see that on replay when we come back. the champ right there. taraji p. henson, everybody! dave stewart performs next here after the break, you guys. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our next guest is a founding member of eurythmics, and has also collaborated with some of the biggest rock stars in the world. tonight, he's joined by the roots to play a song from his new solo album "the blackbird diaries." please welcome dave stewart! [ cheers and applae ] ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ well i remember jessie mae and i remember how she used to wail ♪ ♪ back in junior's yard man, that was so so long ago

well i remember ♪ ♪ i remember mississippi john hurt his finger picking nails all covered in dirt ♪ ♪ all covered in dirt done in avalon well it was so so long ago you all gave it to me ♪ ♪ i could feel it in my bones i just needed to see past the rolling stones ♪ ♪ woo hoo

♪ ♪ well i had the first time in the afternoon jumper on the line ♪ ♪ well he taught me that tune with a little white lightning ♪ ♪ that was so so long ago now junior kimbrough's ♪ ♪ junior kimbrough electric juke joint electric juke joint junior i love you ♪ ♪ i love you all night long now the juke joint's gone ♪ ♪ cause that was so so long ago

you all gave it to me ♪ ♪ i could feel it in my bones i just needed to see past the rolling stones ♪ ♪ woo hoo ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ woo hoo you all gave it to me i could feel it in my bones ♪